GRE Vocabulary

#401

fecund

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The river valley has fecund soil that grows many crops.
2. Her fecund imagination produced dozens of stories.
3. The artist had a fecund period and created many paintings.

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#402

fell

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The village suffered from a fell disease.
2. A fell wind destroyed several weak trees.
3. The hero faced the fell creature without fear.

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#403

ferret

Verb

Example sentences

1. The reporter tried to ferret out the truth.
2. Dogs can ferret small animals from their hiding places.
3. She managed to ferret out the missing document.

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#404

fete

Verb

Example sentences

1. The town will fete the winning team on Saturday.
2. They held a dinner to fete the retiring teacher.
3. The museum plans to fete the famous artist.

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#405

fickle

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The fickle weather changed several times in one hour.
2. Public opinion can be fickle.
3. He was too fickle to support one plan for long.

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#406

finagle

Verb

Example sentences

1. He tried to finagle a free ticket from his friend.
2. She managed to finagle her way into the private event.
3. They finagle a better price through clever bargaining.

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#407

firebrand

Noun

Example sentences

1. The young firebrand demanded immediate reform.
2. A political firebrand gave a passionate speech.
3. The union chose a firebrand as its new leader.

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#408

flag

Verb

Example sentences

1. Her energy began to flag after hours of work.
2. Sales may flag during the winter months.
3. His interest started to flag near the end of the lecture.

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#409

fledgling

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The fledgling company hired its first employee.
2. A fledgling bird rested on the branch.
3. The program supports fledgling artists.

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#410

fleece

Verb

Example sentences

1. The dishonest mechanic tried to fleece the tourist.
2. Some websites fleece customers with hidden fees.
3. He realized the seller wanted to fleece him.

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#411

flippant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His flippant answer offended the serious audience.
2. She made a flippant remark about the accident.
3. Do not be flippant when discussing people's safety.

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#412

flounder

Verb

Example sentences

1. Without clear leadership, the project began to flounder.
2. The fish continued to flounder on the wet ground.
3. He may flounder if no one explains the task.

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#413

flummox

Verb

Example sentences

1. The strange question seemed to flummox every student.
2. Her sudden decision will flummox the whole team.
3. The puzzle can flummox even experienced players.

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#414

flush

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The company is flush with cash after a strong year.
2. The garden was flush with flowers in spring.
3. After the rain, the river was flush with fresh water.

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#415

flux

Noun

Example sentences

1. The situation remains in flux.
2. Prices are in constant flux during the busy season.
3. The team is in flux because several players are leaving.

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#416

foible

Noun

Example sentences

1. His habit of forgetting names is a harmless foible.
2. We all have at least one personal foible.
3. Her love of expensive tea was a small foible.

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#417

foment

Verb

Example sentences

1. The speech may foment anger among the crowd.
2. Some groups tried to foment violence.
3. False rumors can foment fear and distrust.

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#418

foolhardy

Adjective

Example sentences

1. It was foolhardy to swim during the storm.
2. His foolhardy plan put everyone at risk.
3. The climbers made a foolhardy attempt without proper equipment.

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#419

forlorn

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The lost dog looked cold and forlorn.
2. She sat alone with a forlorn expression.
3. The abandoned house seemed dark and forlorn.

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#420

forthcoming

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The manager was forthcoming about the company's problems.
2. More details will be forthcoming next week.
3. She was not forthcoming when asked about the missing files.

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